as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
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Recent Examples of hookup
Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
As the commercial real estate market slowed over the past few years, firms indicated that having reliable power hookups was one of the most critical factors, giving a competitive advantage to cities such as Santa Clara, which manages its own utility and could offer significant cost savings.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Stanley Reed, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Gamers will be able to use the Switch 2 as both a handheld console as well as hooked up to a television.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
As the commercial real estate market slowed over the past few years, firms indicated that having reliable power hookups was one of the most critical factors, giving a competitive advantage to cities such as Santa Clara, which manages its own utility and could offer significant cost savings.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
Image There is already a long line of wind farms, battery storage facilities and data centers waiting to hook up to the grid — sometimes with increasing frustration.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Gamers will be able to use the Switch 2 as both a handheld console as well as hooked up to a television.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hookup
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OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft is evident with GPT-4.1 models being made available through Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and integrated into developer tools like GitHub Copilot and GitHub Models.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Doral officials told the Miami Herald that the partnership with ICE is not intended to criminalize immigrants who live in Doral.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Jaguars, who were originally slated to pick eighth before Minnesota’s draft-night slide, traveled to Utah to work out the promising prospect, who was considered by many to be the top offensive tackle in the class.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kathy McCabe has traveled to Italy multiple times a year for nearly three decades.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Text messages sent in the hours leading up to O’Keefe’s death read aloud to the court by a Massachusetts state trooper show the couple were at a strained point in their relationship.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Argentine pontiff and the American president sparred early in their relationship over immigration.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Those historic missions and the pioneers associated with them should not be forgotten.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The cost associated would not exceed $30,000 — the same amount on the Public Interest Legal Foundation contract.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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Brick Oliver, representing the homeowners association for the Cadence at Bainbridge, the development’s 55 and over community, said Thursday that 98% of respondents to the association’s survey opposed the In-N-Out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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But for Rodgers – who ran his best time in the two-mile his senior year at Wesleyan then stopped running – the association would pay off down the road.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Similar ads have been run for 9/11 and other times of crises.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Former New York Giants and New York Jets kicker Jay Feely is running for a House of Representatives seat in Arizona.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In November 2001, President George W. Bush issued a military order authorizing the indefinite detention of noncitizens suspected of being connected to terrorism.—
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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Located near Ramona High School, the site would have access to crosswalks and sidewalks connecting the property to the high school and is conveniently located near Olive Peirce Middle and Montecito High, Wolski said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Social cafes, team neighborhoods, writable walls, project zones, and quiet retreat areas all play a role in creating an environment that prioritizes human connection over digital efficiency.—
Ryan Anderson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Trump and Levesque have a stronger connection than people may realize.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Hookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hookup. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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